Jessica Williams
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Burlington, NC, United States
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Are vaccines safe? Science says yes
Alamance-Burlington schools’ lead nurse weighs in on N.C. vaccination exemption laws, even as parental hesitance to vaccinate increases based on faulty and debunked claims. → Read More
Elon University welcomes the Class of 2023
ELON — A flock of SUVs descended on Elon University on Friday, Aug. 23, as 1,675 first-year students moved into their dorms.They were greeted → Read More
10 Alamance students become manufacturing apprentices
The Career Accelerator Program helps high schoolers and recent graduates graduate from Alamance Community College, earn certification with the Department → Read More
Sheep wranglers
Blue can herd sheep like it’s nobody’s business.The nine-year-old border collie keeps his distance, calmly striding behind the group, weaving to the left and right to keep them on track. When a lamb breaks away, he quickly runs beside it, pushing it back to the others.It’s Sunday, August 18, and Kelly Martin of Findley Vue Farm, 4607 N.C. Highway 62 North, is hosting a sheep-herding… → Read More
Professor relays story of black activism and the post office
SEDALIA – When postal workers went on strike in March of 1970, President Richard Nixon’s initial plan was to fire them all.He sent military personnel to deliver the mail in New York City, where the strike had originated, but they lacked the manpower and training to do the job. Wall Street was nearing a shutdown, citizens weren’t getting their checks, and it all pointed to one inevitable… → Read More
Should student arrests be left up to principals?
Police data reveal inconsistent discipline policies across ABSS → Read More
ABSS parent forms Native American council
Crystal Keck wants to support Native American students in the Alamance-Burlington School System.A member of the Occaneechi-Saponi tribe of Pleasant Grove, → Read More
Pleasant Grove pilots kindergarten boot camp
School can be rough, especially when you’re 5.During the first week of August, Pleasant Grove Elementary School piloted a four-day kindergarten readiness camp to aid its youngest students in adjusting to school before the official first day Aug. 26.“Our teachers really came up with this idea because the first few weeks are always lost to routine, lost to trying to figure out how to be a student… → Read More
Allen Gant Jr. asks Alamance County to collaborate to solve issues
GRAHAM — Allen Gant Jr. has a challenge for Alamance County: Lead, follow, or get out of the way.The former CEO and current chair of Glen Raven Inc. delivered the keynote address for Alamance Community College’s annual State of Alamance panel Friday, Aug. 9, where stakeholders from across the county gathered to hear about recent successes and future challenges in business, health and… → Read More
Elon University President Connie Book delivers community address
ELON — Elon University President Connie Book kicked off the 2019–20 academic year with a community address Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Schar Center.“It’s exciting to feel the energy coming back up on campus as we prepare for the next class coming to Elon,” she told the small crowd of Alamance County stakeholders.Elon football players were already moved in and getting in shape for their first game… → Read More
Biking on sidewalks: A necessary crime in Mebane
Mebane council amends longtime ordinance to increase safety → Read More
Did your school get fixed this summer? Here's a list of 20 completed ABSS projects
Summer is always busy for the Alamance-Burlington School System’s maintenance team.This year, around half of the district’s 36 schools had → Read More
Mebane honors local movers and shakers
MEBANE — Names like “Cates” and “McDade” are famous in Mebane, and now the people behind them are being honored. → Read More
Mebane Chick-fil-A opens to a dedicated crowd
Mebane has wanted a Chick-fil-A for a long, long time. Now they have one.More than 170 people gathered Wednesday, July 31, outside the new business at → Read More
CTEC hopes summer skills camp will lure more students
The Alamance-Burlington Career and Technical Education Center is training the Pixar animators of tomorrow.Seth Hall and Landon Tyler teamed up Tuesday, → Read More
Diverse doctors
GRAHAM – Christopher McCorvey, 11, wants to be a dentist for a very special reason.“My dad is in the army and I really want to help people → Read More
30 years of teaching, 30 years of tech
Jessica Williams jessicawtn South Graham teacher to retire from computer lab GRAHAM — When Angie Riffe first began teaching technology at South Graham Elementary School, they were using Apple IIe computers and floppy disks. Now in her 31st and final year of teaching, she laughs when she looks back on how much has changed. “We started out doing a lot of keyboarding, a lot of mouse control,” Riffe… → Read More
Bringing Alamance County to the table in downtown Burlington
Healthy Alamance gathers community around local food, farmers' markets → Read More
Controlled growth: Mebane council gains power to deny development
Mebane is the eighth fastest-growing city in North Carolina. The esoteric rule change gives the city council power to control development, city planner says. → Read More
3 things you didn't know about the famous moon landing
Alamance County celebrated the Apollo 11 mission Saturday. Facts about the US flag planted there, conspiracy theories and the "unknown" astronaut in the mission. → Read More